Division I · Metro Conference
Canisius University Men's Basketball
Buffalo, NY · the Golden Griffins · Canisius University overview
16
Roster
1 over the D-I cap of 15
$1.9M
Team budget
18th percentile in Division I
$118,639
Per roster spot
median $196,319
4
Coaches
1 head · 3 assistant
950
APR
93% of players retained
82%
Admitted
lower half for selectivity
Canisius University fields a men's basketball team in the Metro Conference (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 16 players, about the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 3 assistants. Team expenses were $1,898,239, below the median of $3M — $118,639 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 1 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 950, about the median of 967, with 93% of players retained year to year. The school gave $2,395,263 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $9,038 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#299Team budgetof 362 · Division I#300Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#113Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#279APRof 362 · Division I
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster16 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 1 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 3 assistant
- Team expenses$1,898,239 for the year
- Operating expenses$382,872 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$118,639 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate950 multi-year; 898 latest
- Players retained93% year to year
- Eligible97% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$2,395,263 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$9,038 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$167,682 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Christian head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Herschel Jenkins | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Kian Boroujerdi | Assistant Coach | not on file |
| Scott Galst | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →1,798undergraduates · 2,545 students in all
Women 52% Men 48%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Master's university
- Affiliation
- Roman Catholic
Getting in
Full picture →82%admitted · of 4,147 applicants
- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 71%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →16on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1516
1 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate950
93% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $1,898,239 $118,640 per roster spot · bottom quarter of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 3 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $2,395,263
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $167,682
Cost
Full picture →$19,321net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $32,720
Campus safety
Full picture →0.41violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 3 burglaries · 2 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 0 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →20%of bachelor's degrees in business · 22 fields · Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's
Research Canisius University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program16 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions82% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$19,321 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 20%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 1,798Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety0.41 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo State, State University of New York Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 2 | 18 | $244k | — | 76% | |
| D'Youville University Division II · East Coast Conference | 2 | 17 | $521k | — | 82% | |
| Daemen University Division II · East Coast Conference | 4 | 17 | $687k | — | 76% | |
| University at Buffalo, the State University of New York Division I · Mid-American Conference | 6 | 15 | $4.3M | 961 | 69% | |
| Hilbert College Division III · Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference | 12 | 18 | $155k | — | 98% | |
| Niagara University Division I · Metro Conference | 17 | 14 | $2.7M | 966 | 85% | |
| The State University of New York at Fredonia Division III · State University of New York Athletic Conference | 41 | 19 | $179k | — | 79% | |
| Houghton University Division III · Empire 8 | 49 | 21 | $137k | — | 93% | |
| State University of New York at Brockport Division III · Empire 8 | 50 | 18 | $241k | — | 71% | |
| State University of New York at Geneseo Division III · Empire 8 | 53 | 17 | $243k | — | 64% | |
| Roberts Wesleyan University Division II · East Coast Conference | 55 | 32 | $395k | — | 78% | |
| Rochester Institute of Technology Division III · Liberty League | 61 | 17 | $273k | — | 71% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Metro Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iona University at cap | 15 | $4.1M | $271,580 | 953 | vs | |
| Siena University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.8M | $213,730 | 975 | vs | |
| Fairfield University 3 over cap | 18 | $3.5M | $196,106 | 951 | vs | |
| Quinnipiac University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.8M | $173,672 | 966 | vs | |
| Niagara University room for 1 | 14 | $2.7M | $195,837 | 966 | vs | |
| Mount St. Mary's University at cap | 15 | $2.7M | $177,113 | 949 | vs | |
| Marist University at cap | 15 | $2.6M | $175,292 | 980 | vs | |
| Manhattan University 4 over cap | 19 | $2.4M | $126,955 | 957 | vs | |
| Rider University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.4M | $149,687 | 965 | vs | |
| Merrimack College 2 over cap | 17 | $2.3M | $135,845 | — | vs | |
| Saint Peter's University room for 2 | 13 | $2.2M | $171,530 | 970 | vs | |
| Sacred Heart University 1 over cap | 16 | $2.2M | $137,136 | 954 | vs | |
| Canisius University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.9M | $118,639 | 950 | vs |
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